Synonyms of dodge

dodge 1 of 2

noun

ˈdäj 

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruse
• scheme
• trick
• device
• fetch
• gambit
• sleight of hand
• stratagem
• ploy
• juggle
• knack
• jig
• wile
• bluff
• play
• gimmick
• flimflam
• sleight
• feint
• deception
• end run
• cunning
• subterfuge
• artifice
• trickery
• shenanigan
• swindle
• duplicity
• cheating
• hoax
• jugglery
• swindling
• chicanery
• skulduggery
• fakery
• smoke screen
• fraud
• blind
• gaff
• legerdemain
• dupery
• craft
• sham
• front
• cozenage
• crookery

dodge

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to weave

to move suddenly aside or to and fro

dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weave
• duck
• sidestep
• evade
• zigzag
• avoid
• escape
• turn
• jink
• parry
• elude
• slalom
• deflect
• slide
• slip
• shirk
• skirt

2

as in to circumvent

to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness

always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circumvent
• evade
• avoid
• bypass
• ignore
• escape
• sidestep
• get around
• beat
• skirt
• disobey
• shake
• elude
• shortcut
• prevent
• shun
• duck
• eschew
• deflect
• disregard
• shirk
• outflank
• divert
• end-run
• avert
• obviate
• flout
• parry
• ward (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• follow
• obey
• observe
• comply (with)
• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• accede (to)
• catch
• assent (to)
• acquiesce (to)
• incur
• contract
• court

3

as in to evade

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evade
• avoid
• escape
• elude
• shun
• deflect
• eschew
• shake
• prevent
• scape
• eliminate
• steer clear of
• duck
• shuffle (out of)
• shirk
• finesse
• fight shy of
• stay clear of
• keep clear of
• circumvent
• get around
• weasel (out of)
• parry
• miss
• avert
• thwart
• exclude
• obviate
• preclude
• ward (off)
• rule out
• divert
• ban
• outwit
• bypass
• debar
• foil
• except
• fox
• outsmart
• frustrate
• bar
• outfox
• skirt
• overreach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• seek
• pursue
• embrace
• welcome
• catch
• incur
• court
• contract

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dodge

Noun

Jose had to pay everybody off and get the hell out of dodge. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Simple dodges send Lara effortlessly backflipping through the air, and her iconic swan dive returns. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

Verb

Soaring through skies, dodging obstacles, and shooting tiny robots and giant bosses felt great in the original release, so none of that needed significant changes. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

So, the group wades deeper into the front lines, dodging bachelorettes and the occasional frat boy. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026